A former fire station on the right bank turned tiers-lieu. The old engine garage is now a food court with a stage: pinball, baby-foot, sharing plates, craft beer, DJ sets from Bordeaux collectives.

Two days taking over a circus school: a big-top stage and an open-air main stage, 21 artists across techno, acid and hard trance, plus a photobooth, make-up stands, games and affordable local drinks.

A coffee shop with its own roastery, shelves of books available to browse, and a list of 130 teas. Rue Saint-James, in the heart of Bordeaux. The kind of place that naturally filters people who know what they're ordering.

A huge hybrid hub in a former barracks on the right bank. Café, restaurant, street art, bookstore, shops, cellars: at Darwin, you move from one universe to the next without ever getting bored.

A warehouse in Bacalan where you can fix your bike, have lunch, and have a drink at a concert. The kind of place that genuinely exists, built by and for the people of the neighbourhood.